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			<title><![CDATA[NEWS UPDATE: A great day for a ride]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296986</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The predicted heavy rain never came Saturday and more than a thousand Harley-Davidson enthusiasts took to the highway to raise money and awareness for muscular dystrophy.On Friday, the National Weather Service called for heavy rain and possible flooding thoughout much of southern Wisconsin Friday night and Saturday, but the prediction didn&#39;t hold up. Instead, the 23rd Annual Sauk Prairie Harley-Davidson Freedom Ride for Muscular Dystrophy hit the road right at noon Saturday as planned.<br ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Todd Krysiak, Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-19T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[O&#39;Donnell sentenced to 14 years for fatal accident]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296802</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BARABOO &#8212; Prairie du Sac resident Jerrad C. O&#39;Donnell did not intend to kill two men and seriously injure another when he drove drunk and sped before a fatal crash along Highway 113 last year, the judge said during a sentencing hearing Wednesday. But his unwillingness to accept responsibility for the crime makes him a risk to the community, and that justifies a sentence of 14 years in prison, he ruled.The 24-year-old sat quietly ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Brian D. Bridgeford, Capital Newspapers]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist killed in Highway 60 crash Thursday]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296834</link>
			<description><![CDATA[TOWN OF TROY &#8212; A motorcyclist was killed in a fiery two-vehicle collision on Highway 60 July 17, according to the Sauk County Sheriff&#39;s Department.Janesville resident Mark Hamilton, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of severe head and chest injuries, according to the Sauk County Coroner Betty Hinze.Authorities said a preliminary investigation indicated Hamilton was riding north on Highway 60 around 7 p.m. near Babington Road when his bike ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Capital Newspapers staff reports]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prairie du Sac man accused of sexual assault]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296801</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A former Prairie du Sac man faces felony charges after police say he had sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl.John H. Terpstra, 42, who is now listed as a Baraboo resident, appeared in Sauk County Circuit Court last week to face a single count of second-degree sexual assault of a child. The charge stems from an incident in April, according to court records.In late June, a 13-year-old girl told a Sauk Prairie police ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Brian D. Bridgeford, Capital Newspapers]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moon Valley algae blooms in full swing]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296804</link>
			<description><![CDATA[TOWN OF MERRIMAC &#8212; Warm, still days and run-off from recent flooding provide ideal conditions for blooms of stinking pond scum people are seeing around Lake Wisconsin, according to a state environmental official.Microscopic plants called blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, that make up the scum sometimes produce toxins that make people and animals sick, said Susan Graham of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It&#39;s best to avoid the accumulations of the algae or contact ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Brian D. Bridgeford, Capital Newspapers]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-18T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fund-raiser for Sauk County flood victims set for Saturday]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296501</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BARABOO &#8212; Organizers of a fundraiser event Saturday are hoping to roll a strike for local flood victims.The operating partner of Thunderbird Lanes, Matt Chizek, said brats will be grilled outside as early as 11 a.m. Saturday followed by live music, kids&#39; activities, raffles, DJs and plenty of bowling. Proceeds from food, bowling and raffle sales at the event will be donated to local flood victims.The event is sponsored by Capital Newspapers, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Matthew Ryno, Capital Newspapers]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bikers ride to find a cure for MDA]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296478</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When Steven Fenley married his wife in 1983, he took a 20-year break from riding motorcycles. To his wife&#39;s surprise, he got back back into riding motorcycles in 2004 and joined Sauk Prairie Harley Owners Group &#8212; H.O.G. for short.This weekend, Fenley will be one of more than 1,000 anticipated motorcyclists riding in the 23rd Annual Freedom Ride in Sauk City to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. &#34;To me it&#39;s just one ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tons of hazardous material hauled through town]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296479</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sauk Prairie Police Chief Jerry Strunz told the Sauk Prairie Police Commission that its members &#34;wouldn&#39;t believe&#34; the amount and types of hazardous materials that were moved through the village in early June when Interstate traffic was routed through Sauk City.Hundreds of thousands of vehicles &#8212; many of them semi trucks &#8212; made their way through the community on Highway 12 between June 13 and 15 when Interstates 90/94 were closed due to flooding.<br ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Todd Krysiak, Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Potential rails to trails meeting fizzles]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296477</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An attempt last month to set up a meeting between local leaders and rail officials to discuss the future of an unused rail line through Sauk City and Prairie du Sac fell through, according to a spokesperson from state Sen. Dale Schultz&#39;s office.Tom Jackson, who works out of the Richland Center Republican&#39;s Madison office, said the senator&#39;s staff contacted Sauk City Village President Jim Anderson last month to see if he would be willing ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Todd Krysiak, Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prairie du Sac takes rare step to disinfect water]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296480</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After years left untreated, the village of Prairie du Sac&#39;s drinking water now should be 99.9 percent free of bacteria and most viruses &#8212; and 100-percent chlorine free. The village is one of the first municipalities with a ground water system in the country to disinfect its water supply using ultraviolet light. &quot;The UV dose Prairie du Sac is using will eliminate 99.9999 percent of most bugs, but for adenoviruses it will eliminate ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Town calls special meeting for dam woes]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296481</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Honey Creek Town Board spent the evening of July 7 dealing with what members thought were the latest and greatest of their flooding and budgeting woes, but then were hit again on July 9 with more.The board discussed planned repairs to Denzer Road, which was heavily damaged in June flooding, during the meeting and Scott Construction was preparing to replace the washed-out gravel. Severe storms cut those plans short by dropping heavy rains ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Ellen Paul, Sauk Prairie Eagle Correspondent]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Village considers rain garden for library]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296483</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An informational meeting with a master gardener and rain garden advocate led the Sauk City Village Board to consider where it might be able to place the rain water collection basins in the community.The board expressed interest in the idea and proposed applying for a grant to install a rain garden to catch runoff from the Sauk City Public Library during its regular meeting July 8.Dodgeville master gardener Roger Reynolds said the small, ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Todd Krysiak, Sauk Prairie Eagle]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Railway Museum closes in on goal]]></title>
			<link>http://wiscnews.com/spe/news//296485</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NORTH FREEDOM &#8212; A bunch of railroad enthusiasts, joined by scholars of the &#34;Golden Age of Railroading&#34; and volunteers who think they can are hoping to get to the point where they thought they could.Between a fund-raising engine and a grant-bestowing caboose, however, there is a half-million dollar gap, a benefactor with an eye for unique architecture (even on wheels), and the nation&#39;s oldest rolling railroad fish tank.The Mid-Continent Railway Historical Museum/Society at ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By George Hesselberg, Capital Newspapers]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-16T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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